LAKE HALLIE, Wis. — Chippewa County UW-Extension will host the annual Pest Management Update meeting November 5 at the Eagles Club in Lake Hallie beginning with registration at 8:30am and the program from 9am to 12pm with lunch to follow. University of Wisconsin-Extension specialists in weed science, plant pathology, and entomology will present the latest information on pest management and biology for Wisconsin field crops.
Speakers include Bryan Jensen with UW-Madison Entomology, Rodrigo Werle, UWMadison Weed Scientist, Damon Smith, UW-Madison Plant Pathology, and weed scientist Mark Renz, UW-Madison. Topics will include, Integrated Pest Management Updates in corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and small grains; update on new products and/or use of existing products as well as brief highlights which include soybean gall midge update, update on neonic registrations, corn rootworm resistance update, pre- and post-emergence corn and soybean herbicide efficacy on waterhemp and giant ragweed, preventing the spread of herbicide-resistant weeds, re-cap of the corn tar spot situation in Wisconsin, and updates on soybean white mold fungicide efficacy.
A packet of information will be supplied to all registered participants. The packet will include handouts and a copy of the 2020 Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops (A3646) guide.
The registration fee is $50 which includes the information packet, refreshments, and lunch. Additional copies of the information packet will be available for purchase for $25. Registrations received after October 31 and walk-ins will be charged an additional $10.
Three hours of CCA CEU pest management credits are available. The Eagles Club is located off Business HWY 53 south, across from Farm and Fleet.
For more information or to pre-register, contact the Chippewa County UW-Extension Office at 715-726-7950.
— University of Wisconsin-Madison
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